About Us
Orongo Missions International
Orongo Missions International is a March 2009 registered public benefits organization headquartered in Kisumu, Kenya, East Africa. It was previously called Orongo Widows and Orphans Project International - Kenya. However, the last strategic plan prompted our change of name, considering the broad nature of issues in vulnerability that the organization is set to deal with.
We identify vulnerable households that need help. We then focus on persons in these households that can be empowered to provide a way out of vulnerability for the rest of that household in the African spirit of ‘Ubuntu’. Our motto is to help one to help many.
We target a multiplier effect by entering a household through one and hoping to impact the entire household and the community that it resides in. To achieve our goals, we have supported the education of over a hundred vulnerable children; trained young and vulnerable persons in income generating skills by facilitating over 40 apprenticeships; built shelters for over 20 vulnerable households; conducted hundreds of psycho-social support sessions; and offered food support to nearly 300 families year on year.
What We Have Achieved
Education
Supported the education of over 100 vulnerable children with uniforms, books, fees, and solar lamps for evening study.
Shelter
Built shelters for over 20 vulnerable households, especially widows, providing safe living conditions and dignity.
Food Support
Offered food support to nearly 300 families annually, especially in the flood-prone Kano, Kisumu area.
Livelihoods
Facilitated over 40 apprenticeships and business training programs to create income-generating opportunities.
Health
Assisted many with medical help including health insurance, corrective surgery, and innovative nutrition programs.
Environment
Promoted friendlier environments through safe energy use, tree planting, and kitchen garden food sufficiency projects.
Motto, Vision & Mission
Our Motto
Helping one person today, empowering many lives tomorrow. We enter a household through one and impact the entire community.
Our Vision
A society devoid of vulnerable households and children — where every family has the opportunity and dignity to thrive.
Our Mission
To provide every child from a vulnerable family an opportunity to prosper through targeted, sustainable, community-based interventions.
Join Our Mission
Please feel free to join us in supporting identified persons who can then become supporters of others — in the spirit of standing with one another!